Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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